I liked that it didn't have any big names in it. I couldn't have seen it being as good w/a "superstar" in any of those roles.

it was not gratuitously gorey, but real enough to be convincing. kept me on the edge of my seat thru most of the movie. We didn't start watching it until about 10pm friday night and i stayed awake thru the end (i can't remember the last time i stayed awake for a movie past about 10:30 ;-)

Gamer on the other hand SUCKED!!!! didn't even make it thru 30 minutes.

I agree, Hurt Locker was great. I really didnt know what to expect from it (something along the lines of The Kingdom?), and it turned out to be awesome. Some nice little twists to it, without going overboard with attempted originality. And yes, Gamer is a skidmark in the underpants of the career of every actor in it.

Jayson, I agree! "Look at it! It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, man! Let me go out there and let me get one wave, just one wave before you take me in. I mean, come on man, where I am I gonna go? Cliffs on both sides! I'm not gonna paddle my way to New Zealand! Come on, compadre. Come on!"